the other day excused the wholesale executions by referring to himself and his comrades as people wielding “the sword of history.” Naturally, those who wield the sword of history cannot do wrong. Those who wield any other sword cannot do wrong, whether in Germany or Russia, as long as the edge remains sharp and the arm behind it remains muscular.
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